Helene becomes a major Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as it churns toward northwestern Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Helene becomes a major Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as it churns toward northwestern Florida.
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The storm is currently over the North Atlantic but is likely to head this way
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Hurricane Milton strengthens into Category 4 storm - as Florida 'prepares for biggest evacuation in seven years'
A hurricane set to hit the US has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm - as Florida prepares for its largest evacuation in seven years. Hurricane Milton, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Sunday, is forecast to make landfall in the US on Wednesday. The weather system was upgraded on Monday after sustaining winds of 150mph while sweeping east across the Gulf of Mexico, officials from the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
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Less than 10 days after Helene made landfall, Florida braces for another hurricane, potentially a Category 3
Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm.
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Wind warnings issued in southern Sask., gusts reach 105 km/h in Estevan: Environment Canada
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Florida Warned to Prepare for Another Hurricane as Tropical Storm Milton Approaches with 'Life-Threatening' Risk
The National Hurricane Center is encouraging locals to not "panic" and to prepare supplies
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Still reeling from Helene, Florida braces for Hurricane Milton as it gains strength
State official urges people to prepare for ‘largest evacuation that we have seen most likely since 2017 Hurricane Irma’
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